BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 21, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) All week long, in a tournament that was defined by upsets at the ATP 250 Nordea Open in Bastad, Sweden, Nuno Borges learned a simple tennis lesson: Play the draw you’re dealt – […]
BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 20, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Nearly two decades after he won his first Nordea Open title in 2005, Rafael Nadal has been making the most of his farewell-tour week in Bastad. The picturesque, Swedish resort town has welcomed […]
BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 19, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) If there was ever any doubt about Rafael Nadal’s mental or physical strength and fortitude, fear not. On Friday afternoon, Nadal won the second-longest best-of-3-sets match of his storied career — just four […]
BASTAD, July 16, 2024 After 19 years, Rafael Nadal is back in Bastad and opened his campaign at the Swedish seaside resort with a win the doubles competition. On Monday afternoon at the Nordea Open, the Spaniard teamed up with […]
BASTAD, July 15, 2024 Martina Trevisan clinched the title of the Nordea Open in Bastad, Sweden by overcoming unseeded Ann Li from the United States 6-2, 6-2 in Sunday’s final. Seventh-seeded Trevisan, who advanced to the Roland Garros semifinals in […]
BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 23, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday afternoon’s one-sided Nordea Open final between World No. 4 Casper Ruud of Norway and World No. 7 Andrey Rublev of Russia, played on red clay under occasionally drizzly conditions in Bastad, Sweden, provided the […]
BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 22 2023 (by Michael Dickens) It’s not often that an ATP 250 event has four Top 20 players competing in the semifinals. Yet, on this sunny but windy Saturday afternoon in the summer Swedish resort town of Bastad, […]
BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 21, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Lorenzo Musetti loves Bastad, and the city and its fans love the popular and charismatic young Italian known for his graceful movement about the court. It’s a perfect match, one that has brought […]
BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 20, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) What a difference a year has made for Casper Ruud. Twelve months ago, the popular Norwegian arrived in Bastad as the defending champion of the Nordea Open, after winning a title on clay […]
BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 19, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) The Nordea Open, a popular ATP 250-series clay-court event that takes place in Bastad, one of Sweden’s most typical summer resorts, has returned for its 55th edition with a strong and talented lineup […]
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